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From a ‘patchwork of platforms’ to the platformized school? The changing nature of data infrastructures in education

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines recent trends in the data infrastructures of Australian schools. Data interoperability has become integral to school operations as it enables data to flow between the array of applications that are used by the school and the broader school system by using a standardized format.
Luci Pangrazio
wiley   +1 more source

Ecosystem services provided by spiders

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship of the Representatives of Eight Genera of Siphonaptera Order and Yersinia Pestis from Tuva Natural Plague Focus

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2018
Mutual relations of Yersinia pestis and fleas are a necessary condition to estimation the role of carriers in maintenance of the causative agent circulation. Objective – the comparative analysis of frequency of «conglomerate» and «block» formations by Y.
L. P. Bazanova, A. Yu. Nikitin
doaj   +1 more source

Animal medical systems from Apis to apes: history, recent advances and future perspectives

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Animal medical systems encompass a wide range of behaviours aimed at maintaining or improving health. It has become clear that these behaviours are not limited to animals treating themselves (self‐medication) but also include the treatment of group members, resulting in the adoption of the more inclusive term “animal medication”.
Michelina Pusceddu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consistent and flexible maternal effects: how the environments of a mother influence the offspring phenotype

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The environment experienced by a mother influences offspring phenotype through maternal effects, which can have significant adaptive benefits for both the mother and the offspring. However, the ways in which maternal environments influence offspring development are extremely diverse, and empirical studies using an outcome‐based approach often ...
Sin‐Yeon Kim, Judith Morales
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the pollution pressures posed by groups of chemicals on British riverine invertebrate populations

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, rivers receive a diverse range of chemicals, including metals, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, petrochemicals, human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and personal care products. However, the extent to which these different chemical groups affect riverine invertebrate communities is not well defined.
Imogen P. Poyntz‐Wright   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

HOW FLEAS JUMP [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Biology, 2009
![Figure][1] Our encounters with fleas are now thankfully limited to the unwanted infections of our pets, but for most mammals and birds they remain a continual annoyance. There are about 2000 species of fleas that suck the blood of a wide variety of hosts, each adapted to their ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Visual Artist, Craftsperson, Entrepreneur or … All in One? Identity Struggles and Juggles in Creative Crafts

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social identity theories explain how identities intertwine with individuals' choices and behaviours. Simultaneously, an institutional context imposes constraints on people's agency due to the norms, habits and expectations it engrains. This is the case in the artistic realm, where numerous categorization norms remain implicit.
Anne‐Sophie V. Radermecker   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological survey of anti-flea IgE in dogs in Japan by using an antigen-specific IgE quantitative measurement method

open access: yesParasite, 2012
In Japan, an epidemiological survey was performed in dogs from October to December 2008 by using a quantitative measurement method for antigen-specific IgE towards specific Ctenocephalides felis antigens. 214 dogs from 22 veterinary clinics were included.
Ichikawa Y., Beugnet F.
doaj   +1 more source

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